El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
40
40
39
39
38
23
36
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
107
142
116
69
39
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:34PM1.60m
9:08AM1.21m
8:57PM1.66m
9:50AM1.16m
9:20PM1.68m
10:30AM1.10m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.00m
2:40PM0.28m
3:42AM-0.09m
3:04PM0.38m
4:15AM-0.15m
3:27PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:35
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
41
40
12
21
14
13
8
23
8
7
14
22
23
22
21
33
33
107
142
116
69
39
29
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
7
40
40
39
39
38
23
36
35
34
33
33
33
33
7
7
31
29
29
28
28
17
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
20
11
6
6
17
17
14
9
6
6
9
14
14
14
14
5
3
5
5
5
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
6
8
25
8
18
15
31
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
5
5
0
0
13
13
61
42
9
13
0
0
12
142
61
27
0
0
0
0
0
142
110
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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